APEX RENEWABLES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC454815 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,372
Cash YoY
+333%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£101k
↑ 333% YoY
Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£279k
↑ 314% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£39k£25k£88k£152k£215k£279kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£64.1k£-38.2k
Current assets£278.7k£67.3k
Cash£100.6k£23.2k
Debtors£-21.2k£30.3k
Net assets£-8.4k£-38.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-13
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX RENEWABLES LTD
  17. 2013-07-18
    SIMPSON, Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Simpson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
75100%
75-100% shares18/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

18 South Clunes
Kirkhill
Inverness
IV5 7PT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SIMPSON, Alan
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-07-18
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-27